High School Sports

Sun-Times softball rankings

By Mike Chamernik

Record through Saturday

(last week’s rankings)

1.Downers South 13-0 (1)

2.Warren 19-0 (2)

3.Peotone 12-2 (3)

4.York 9-1 (4)

5.Bishop McNamara 13-0 (5)

6.Oak Park-River Forest 13-0 (6)

7.Conant 10-1 (7)

8.Fremd 14-1 (8)

9.Lincoln-Way East 8-2 (11)

10.Marian Catholic 11-2 (NR)

Others: Barrington, St. Charles East, Marist, Naperville Central, Lockport, Antioch, Joliet West, Beecher, Niles North, IC Prep

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